{"id":48265,"date":"2015-12-10T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=48265"},"modified":"2015-12-09T18:21:30","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T18:21:30","slug":"microsoft-lumia-950-review-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/12\/microsoft-lumia-950-review-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Lumia 950 review roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"score-avg\">6.5<\/div>\n<div class=\"score-header\" style=\"background: url('https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Nokia-Lumia-950-Review-Roundup.jpg');\"><span style=\"color: white;\">Microsoft Lumia 950<br \/>\nDecember\u00a02015<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The latest in a long line of Lumia flagships has now arrived and with it being the first Windows 10 handset from Microsoft there&#8217;s added pressure to get it right this time. However, response to the new Lumia flagship has been muted to say the least. Reviewers have praised the camera and the possibilities opened up by Continuum but have shown concerns over other features of the phone.<\/p>\n<p>Read all of our selected Microsoft Lumia 950 reviews below (all scores out of 10).<\/p>\n<div class=\"score-circle\">6.0<\/div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Trusted-Reviews-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"50px\" \/><br \/>\nBy\u00a0Max Parker<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Great camera aside, the Lumia 950 is a dull phone that doesn\u2019t do Windows 10 Mobile any favours.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/microsoft-lumia-950-review\" target=\"_blank\">Read the review in full<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"score-circle\" style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\">7.0<\/div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/PC-Advisor-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"50px\" \/><br \/>\nBy\u00a0Chris Martin<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Loyal Windows and Windows Phone users will appreciate features like Universal Apps and while Continuum appears to be a real wow features, it requires a lot of extra equipment.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcadvisor.co.uk\/review\/windows-phones\/microsoft-lumia-950-review-3631374\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Read the review in full<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"score-circle\">7.0<\/div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/tech-radar-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"50px\" \/><br \/>\nBy\u00a0Mat Swider<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The Lumia 950 proves that there&#8217;s a lot going for Windows 10 Mobile, though also a lot of work to be done. Its best trick is that it blows up to desktop-like proportions with Continuum, but it sorely needs apps. &#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/phones\/mobile-phones\/microsoft-lumia-950-1306004\/review\" target=\"_blank\">Read the review in full<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"score-circle\">6.0<\/div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Stuff_tv_logo.gif\" alt=\"\" height=\"50px\" \/><br \/>\nBy\u00a0Andrew Williams<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The Microsoft Lumia 950 is among the first Windows 10 phones. And it proves that while the system has some neat parts, it just isn\u2019t anywhere near as polished as Android Marshmallow or iOS 9&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.tv\/microsoft\/lumia-950\/review\" target=\"_blank\">Read the review in full<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"score-circle\">7.0<\/div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/CNET-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"74px\" \/><br \/>\nBy\u00a0Jessica Dolcourt<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The Lumia 950 is a mostly average smartphone, giving iPhone and Android users no reason to switch, and offering little appeal outside Windows phone diehards.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/uk\/products\/microsoft-lumia-950\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the review in full<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"score-circle\">6.5<\/div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/The-Verge.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"50px\" \/><br \/>\nBy\u00a0Jessica Dolcourt<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;If you\u2019ve been holding out hope that Microsoft\u2019s new phone would cast away the shackles that held back its earlier phones, you\u2019re going to be disappointed by the Lumia 950.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/11\/20\/9767266\/microsoft-lumia-950-review-windows-10-continuum\" target=\"_blank\">Read the review in full<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-shop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/sim-free-microsoft-lumia-950-unlocked-32gb-black-p55562.htm\">Shop SIM Free Microsoft Lumia 950 Unlocked &#8211; 32GB &#8211; Black &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.27.4 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px 0 0px 0;text-align:center;\">\n<div id=\"bari-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6.5 Microsoft Lumia 950 December\u00a02015 The latest in a long line of Lumia flagships has now arrived and with it being the first Windows 10 handset from Microsoft there&#8217;s added pressure to get it right this time. However, response to the new Lumia flagship has been muted to say the least. 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